Compendium of Research on Violence Against Women, 1993-2005
Categories Include:
- Justice & Related Systems
- Definition & Measurement
- Epidemiology
- Social & Cultural Context
- VAWA Evaluations
- Synthesis of Existing Information
- NIJ Jointly-Funded Projects
Material Listing
Bibliographic References for Multicultural Perspectives on Domestic Violence in the U.S.
Sections include:
- Multicultural Domestic Violence Theories, Approaches, Analyses
- Specific Racial/Ethnic Groups and Domestic Violence
- Social Class: Socio-Economic Status, Related Issues, and Domestic Violence
- Religious Groups and Domestic Violence
- Lesbians
- Social and Personal Change
- Rural Domestic Violence
- Women with Disabilities and Domestic Violence
Broken bodies, shattered minds: Torture and ill-treatment of women
The report is grounded in stories from around the world of individual woman's and groups of women's experiences of torture and abuse including: so called "honor crimes" of violence for ostensibly bringing shame on the family; domestic violence; sexual abuse in the workplace; experiences when purchased for forced labor, sexual exploitation, forced marriage; accusations of zina (fornication), and a range of torture and systematic indifference by state/government actors in prisons, police stations, during war and in daily life.
Violence against women: A statistical overview, challenges and gaps in data collection and methodology and approaches for overcoming them
This report provides information regarding the General Assembly of the United Nations' adoption of a resolution entitled "In-depth study on all forms of violence against women." The resolution requests the Secretary-General to conduct an in-depth study on all forms and manifestations of violence against women. This report offers background information on data collection, a summary of the discussion and objectives of the expert group meeting, and recommendations for collecting data on violence against women, improving population-based surveys and enhancing service-based data.
Sexual Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements, Version 1.0
"Sexual violence is a significant public health problem in the United States. However, measuring the problem can be difficult due to the lack of consistency in the use of terminology and data elements for sexual violence. Without consistency, we cannot monitor and track trends for sexual violence to determine the scope of the problem.... Better quality and timely incidence and prevalence estimates can be useful for a wide audience, including policymakers, researchers, public health practitioners, victim advocates, service providers, and media professionals."